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Saturday, January 29, 2011

Irregular War of the Roses vs Strelets Crusaders, foot

The photo above compares three metal figures from Irregular Miniatures (A,C,E) with a pair of plastic soldiers from Strelets-R (B,D). Click on the image to see a larger version.

THE METAL FIGURES

Manufacturer’s Designation and Number of Poses:

The Irregular models come from their 20mm “Late Medieval” range. This line includes 22 codes, including both foot and mounted figures from a variety of campaigns. These particular samples are all Wars of the Roses subjects. They are catalogued as follows (left to right in the picture):

A. NLM 8 Dismounted KnightC. NLM2 BillmanE. NLM 1 Longbowman

Figure Characteristics:

Height (measured from sole of foot to top of head): 20mm.

Availability and Cost:

Irregular’s metal figures are currently available. They can be ordered directly from the manufacturer. The figures can be ordered individually, and come with random variations. Cost: 50p UK per figure.

The plastic figures come two sets released by Strelets-R, box M012 “Military Order Warriors” (figure B) and box M015 “Foot Military Order Knights” (figure D). Each box contains 48 figures, in 12 poses. Strelets has several other sets devoted to the Crusaders, including mounted offerings, as well as Muslim forces to oppose them.

Figure Characteristics:

M012 Height (measured from ground to eyes): 20mm.M012 Height (measured from ground to top of head): 22mm.M015 Height (measured from ground to eyes): 22mm.M015 Height (measured from ground to top of head): 23mm.

Availability:

These sets are fairly recent, and represent the approach that Strelets adopted when they decided that some sets did not need to have all unique poses. They are widely available.

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